The Choice audiobook cover - Two foster brothers move into a new home and meet a girl next door who’s surviving a nightmare—then one desperate night forces a life-altering secret, and years later love, loyalty, and trauma collide until a single choice detonates everything.

The Choice

Two foster brothers move into a new home and meet a girl next door who’s surviving a nightmare—then one desperate night forces a life-altering secret, and years later love, loyalty, and trauma collide until a single choice detonates everything.

Ashley Jade

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Childhood Experiences+
Surviving Trauma+
Challenges of Freedom+
Continuous Healing Process+
Reclaiming Life+

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Question 1 of 10
How did Edith choose to cope with growing up in a mentally toxic environment?
  • A. By seeking constant validation from her peers.
  • B. By rebelling against her mother's expectations.
  • C. By deciding to find out what she should do with her life.
  • D. By pondering why she was forced to live such a difficult life.
Question 2 of 10
How did Edith mentally reframe her mother's hurtful comment that she was "lucky to be smart because she didn't have beauty" while surviving in Auschwitz?
  • A. She used it to fuel her anger and plan a strategic escape from the camp.
  • B. She realized she had brains, deciding to figure things out no matter how long it took.
  • C. She accepted that she was inadequate as a woman and stopped trying to survive.
  • D. She focused entirely on improving her physical appearance to prove her mother wrong.
Question 3 of 10
According to the book, what is the best approach when your survival rests heavily in someone else’s hands and you feel entirely helpless?
  • A. To fight back aggressively regardless of the consequences.
  • B. To detach entirely from your emotions and become numb.
  • C. To constantly plan a strategic escape route to regain control.
  • D. To accept life’s reality and relive your good moments.
Question 4 of 10
What is the metaphorical meaning behind Edith's mother's advice to "go through a window" when you can't go through a door?
  • A. We must rely on others to help us break down the barriers we face.
  • B. We should look for alternative routes instead of forcing our way through blocked paths.
  • C. We must accept defeat gracefully when an opportunity is closed to us.
  • D. We should break societal rules when life treats us unfairly.
Question 5 of 10
How does Dr. Edith Eva Eger view the act of seeking revenge against those who have wronged us?
  • A. It keeps us trapped in our darkest memories, causing us to revolve rather than evolve.
  • B. It is a necessary step in the grieving process to achieve emotional closure.
  • C. It ensures that justice is served and prevents future atrocities from happening.
  • D. It empowers victims by allowing them to reclaim their stolen dignity.
Question 6 of 10
Why did Edith initially ask for a divorce from her husband, Béla Bartok, a few years after the birth of their child?
  • A. She realized he was secretly collaborating with individuals from her painful past.
  • B. She discovered he was preventing her from practicing psychology and treating PTSD.
  • C. She projected her own insecurities onto him, fearing she had traded her dreams for safety like her mother did.
  • D. She wanted to return to Europe to confront the guards from Auschwitz without him stopping her.
Question 7 of 10
How does the book suggest we should handle trauma instead of silencing or evading it?
  • A. We should view it as a reservoir of insight and instinct about our existence.
  • B. We should treat it as a temporary illness that fades entirely with time.
  • C. We should use it as a weapon to demand better treatment from society.
  • D. We should suppress it until we are emotionally strong enough to face it.
Question 8 of 10
What ultimately convinced Edith to accept the invitation to return to Germany despite her fears of reopening closed wounds?
  • A. Her daughter Marianne insisted it was the only way she would ever achieve closure.
  • B. She wanted to write a comprehensive book about the psychological state of post-war Germany.
  • C. Her husband told her that refusing to go would mean Hitler won the war.
  • D. She realized she needed to face her former captors in order to advance her psychology career.
Question 9 of 10
What is a major negative consequence of the illusion that we have complete control over our lives?
  • A. It makes us overly reliant on authoritarian leaders to guide our daily choices.
  • B. It causes us to unnecessarily blame ourselves for things beyond our scope and worry about things we cannot change.
  • C. It leads us to stop setting goals for the future because we believe success is guaranteed.
  • D. It forces us to completely ignore our past traumas and repress our true feelings.
Question 10 of 10
According to the conclusion, what happens to people who fail to heal from their trauma?
  • A. They never enjoy life because their hearts are filled with suppressed burdens.
  • B. They become completely incapable of forming new social relationships.
  • C. They are destined to repeat their past mistakes indefinitely without realizing it.
  • D. They ultimately lose all their cherished childhood memories.

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The Choice Summary & Overview

The Choice is a gritty, angsty dark-leaning romance told in alternating first-person between Memphis Payne and Skylar Meadows. At thirteen, Memphis and his foster brother Josh land in the home of Valerie and Archie Turner. Memphis finds solace in music and the promise of escape, until he notices a tearful girl in the neighboring window—Skylar—whose home life is dangerous.

Josh becomes Skylar’s lifeline and first love, but Memphis quietly becomes the steady force who repairs what others break. A violent act meant to save Skylar binds the brothers in a secret they swear to take to the grave. Years later, as Skylar tries to build a future and Josh spirals into selfish, reckless behavior, Memphis and Skylar’s connection grows into something neither of them can contain. When betrayal, guilt, and dependency collide, Skylar must make a devastating decision—one that sets up the next book, The Consequence.

Who Should Listen to The Choice?

  • Listeners who want dark, angsty romance with trauma recovery themes and morally gray choices.
  • Fans of love triangles where loyalty, brotherhood, and obsession create high emotional stakes.
  • Readers who enjoy dual POV, slow-burn tension that erupts into taboo, consequences-heavy romance.

About the Author: Ashley Jade

Ashley Jade writes romance ranging from New Adult and contemporary to darker romantic suspense, known for flawed, complex characters, high angst, and emotional grit. She frequently centers music, trauma, and messy love, and connects actively with readers through social platforms and newsletters.

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